Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic Win 2019 Hopman Cup for Switzerland

Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic of Team Switzerland celebrating winning the Hopman Cup. Photo by James Gourley/BPI/REX/Shutterstock (10048301cj)

Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Germany’s
Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 2-1 to win the Hop Cup for the second in
year in a row.

In a repeat of the 2018 finals, Federer won his individual
match against Zverev 6-4, 6-2 to put Switzerland ahead. Germany’s Kerber
defeated Bencic 6-4, 7-6 to level the game. In the mixed doubles, the Swiss held
off the Germans 4-0, 1-4, 4-3 to lift Switzerland’s fourth title in the
competition.

“I’m happy I’m feeling this good and playing as well as I
am,” Federer said. “It’s good to finish on a singles performance like this. I’m
a bit surprised that the matches have gone as well as they have.”

Switzerland nearly lost the finals after wasting a point to
tie the game 3-3 in the deciding third set. Zverev hit the net while serving, giving
Switzerland the victory.

For the 20-time Grand Slam winner, Saturday’s title was his
third for Switzerland. He won it with Bencic last year and this year and had
already won it in 2001 while playing with Martina Hingis.

The Hopman Cup will reportedly be replaced with an ATP event
starting the next year, meaning Switzerland’s win could be the last.